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Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis/diagnosis , Arteritis/diagnosis , Brain Infarction/microbiology , Mucormycosis/diagnosis , Aged , Arteritis/microbiology , Cerebral Arteries/microbiology , Diagnosis, Differential , Fatal Outcome , Headache/microbiology , Humans , Male , Mucormycosis/complicationsABSTRACT
Milk and dairy products are the main sources of calcium in western countries. In contrast, most calcium ingested in eastern and black African countries comes from vegetables and fish. Calcium is necessary for optimal bone metabolism and for many other biological systems. Recommended daily calcium intake differs among countries and even among institutions. Daily intake should be at least 1000 mg after the age of 10-12 years, and 1200-1500 mg/day for adolescents (14-18 years), pregnant women, and men over 65. There is no added benefit beyond 2000 mg, but intake should not fall below 700-800 mg/day. Three servings of dairy products are needed to meet recommended daily calcium intake. The importance of calcium in the management of osteoporosis is controversial. However, experts agree on the need to correct calcium deficiency, especially when associated with vitamin D deficiency Calcium and vitamin D supplementation is essential to prevent fractures in deficient elderly subjects. Calcium and vitamin D should be systematically added to treatments for patients with established osteoporosis and for those with risk factors.
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Calcium/deficiency , Dairy Products , Milk , Adolescent , Adult , Animals , Child , Child, Preschool , Deficiency Diseases/diet therapy , Deficiency Diseases/prevention & control , Humans , Infant , Young AdultABSTRACT
O presente relato descreve uma paciente com síndrome de Reiter e subluxaçäo atlanto-axial que desenvolveu compressäo da medula espinhal. A literatura sobre esse assunto é revisada
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Humans , Female , Adult , Arthritis, Reactive/complications , Atlanto-Axial Joint/injuries , Spinal Cord Compression/etiology , Joint Dislocations/etiology , Atlanto-Axial Joint , Spinal Cord Compression , Joint Dislocations , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
As histiocitoses säo afecçöes caracterizadas pela proliferaçäo de células histiocitárias com atividade macrofágica a nível de órgäos ricos em células do sistema retículo endotelial, como fígado, baço, medula óssea, pulmöes, pele e ossos. Os autores relatam um caso de retículo-histiocitose multicêntrica, doença rara com alteraçöes clínico-radiológicas mimetizando outras patologias reumáticas
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Middle Aged , Humans , Female , Lymphatic Diseases , Synovial Membrane , Biopsy , Diagnosis, DifferentialABSTRACT
Tendo em vista a alta incidência de recidiva da sinovite vilonodular pigmentada após sinovectomia, os autores fizeram estudo retrospectivo de seu tratamento nos casos observados no serviço entre 1975 e 1984. Foram estudados 17 casos, 15 referindo-se à articulaçäo do joelho e 2 à coxofemoral. Baseado nos resultados obtidos, os autores pensam que a sinoviortese pode ser útil como tratamento complementar da sinovite vilonodular pigmentada e propöem adotar a seguinte atitude terapêutica: sinovectomia inicial, a mais completa possível, seguida por sinoviortese isotópica três meses; em pacientes jovens, sinovectomia a mais completa possível, seguida por sinoviortese com ácido ósmico após três meses